NEWCASTLETON ANNUAL TWO DAY SALE
TUESDAY 30TH & WEDNESDAY
31ST OCTOBER 2007
At their Newcastleton Mart on Tuesday
30th and Wednesday 31st October 2007
Harrison & Hetherington
held their Annual Special two day sale
of Blue Grey heifers and bullocks.
Buyers were present from as far north of Scotland to the tip
of Cornwall. The trade for heifers was excellent and as a result
many prospective purchasers made the long journey south without
satisfying their order.
Topping the trade were some marvellous
Spring calving heifers at £800 from Messrs Wallace, Farney
Shields, Ninebanks. Maiden heifers topped at £780 from
the same good home. Wonderful heifers from Mr K Lawrie also
broke the £700 barrier with the hammer falling at £710.
Spring born heifer calves were particularly good to sell. The
top price being £620 for a terrific pen from Messrs Bell,
The Bloch, Langholm.
Averages for the Tuesday were £471.88 a rise of £15.16
on the year this cementing Newcastleton’s position as
the premier UK Centre for the Blue Grey.
The second day cattle were forward in large numbers with the
cattle in the main being smaller than previous years. Customers
were not as numerous but regular purchasers competed strongly
to ensure a satisfactory trade prevailed.
Leading prices:
In calf Heifers:
Blue Grey £800 (x2) Farney Shields
Maiden Heifers: Blue Grey £790 (x6), £780 (x11)
Farney Shields £710
(x3), £700 (x4), £660 (x3), £620 (x4) Snowdon
Close, £660 (x5), £660, £620, £610
The Bloch.
2006 sale report
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